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    Crime Clock

    This representation of crime data shows the relative frequency of how often violent and property crime offenses occurred in 2010.  (Note that the Crime clock should not be taken to imply regularity in the commission of crime. The Crime Clock represents the annual ratio of crime to fixed time intervals.) Every 25.3 seconds a violent crime was committed.  A murder occurred every 35.6 minutes, a forcible rape every 6.2 minutes, a robbery every 1.4 minutes, and an aggravated assault every 40.5 seconds.  A property crime offense was committed every 3.5 seconds.  A burglary offense occurred every 14.6 seconds, a larceny-theft every 5.1 seconds, and a motor vehicle theft every 42.8 seconds.

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